Barbed wire fence connector



Nov. 26, 1957 J. F. ROSEMARK BARBED WIRE FENCE CONNECTOR Filed March 14, 1955 I INVENTOR os'e ma r ATTORNEYS United States Patent BARBED WIRE FENCE CONNECTOR John F. Rosemark, Rochester, Minn.

Application March 14, 1955, Serial No. 494,122

1 Claim. (Cl. 287-113) This invention relates to connector means, and more specifically to means for joining the adjacent ends of wire strands.

One of the primary objects of this invention is to provide means for connecting together the adjacent end wires of a pair of strands of barbed wire.

A further object of this invention is to provide deformable blank means for connecting together the adjacent end wires of a pair of barbed wire strands.

Another object of this invention is to provide means integrally formed with a metal blank, the means being adapted to connect the adjacent end wires of a pair of barbed wire strands.

It is a still further object of this invention to provide means of the type referred to above which is non-complex and inexpensive to manufacture, simple in its application, and durable under usage.

Other and further objects and advantages of this invention will become more apparent from a consideration of the following specification when read in conjunction with the annexed drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a wire connector constructed in accordance with the teachings of this invention.

Figure 2 is a detail longitudinal cross-sectional view taken on the horizontal plane of line 22 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a transverse cross-sectional view taken on the vertical plane of line 33 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a detail transverse cross-sectional view taken on the vertical plane of line 4-4 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a detail transverse cross-sectional view taken on the vertical plane of line 5-5 of Figure 1,

looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 6 is a top plan view of the connector prior to its application to the adjacent ends of a pair of barbed wire strands.

Figure 7 is a transverse cross-sectional view taken on the vertical plane of line 77 of Figure 6, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 8 is a top plan view of a metal blank from which the connector is formed.

Referring now more specifically to the drawing, reference numeral 10 designates, in general, a wire connector constructed in accordance with the present invention. The connector 10 is formed from an elongated substantially rectangular stamped metal blank 11. The blank 11 is provided with an elongated centrally positioned body portion 12 having a pair of laterally extending tabs 13 at each of its opposed ends. A pair of wings 14 project laterally from the central body portion 12 intermediate the ends thereof. The central body 12 of the blank 11 is also formed with a pair of oppositely disposed lateral extensions 15 which are positioned intermediate the end tabs 13 and the wings 14 at each end of the blank. The tabs 13, wings 14 and extensions 15 are all integral with the central body portion 12.

After stamping the blank 11 the connector 10 is formed by bending the end flaps 13 toward each other into a pair of elongated hollow tubular split sleeves 16 disposed in side-by-side relationship at each end of the connector 10.

The extensions 15 are then bent inwardly and reverted over the central body portion 12 of the connector to form a pair of rectangular lugs 17 adjacent each end of the connector 10. The wing portions 14 are then bent inwardly toward each other to form a substantially hollow and elongated tubular sleeve 18, as shown in Figure 7, which has a longitudinal split 19.

To utilize the above described connector to connect a pair of barbed wire strands 20, 21 together, the free ends of the wires 22, 23 of the strand 20 are inserted through the tubular sleeves 16 and are bent upwardly over the lugs 17 to extend and terminate in the sleeve 18 at the opposite sides thereof.

The free ends of the wires 24, 25 of the strand 21 are then passed through the tubular sleeves 16 at the other end of the connector 10 and pass over the lugs 17 disposed adjacent thereto. The free ends of the wires 24, 25 are then inserted in and come to rest within the tubular sleeve 18 in a laterally spaced relationship and terminate adjacent the ends of the wires 22, 23.

The tubular sleeves 16 are then compressed around and about their respective wires 22 and each half of the tubular member 18 is compressed or crimped about the confronting ends of the wires 22, 23 and 24, 25 to form a pair of elongated tubular clamping members 26.

Thus it will be seen from a consideration of Figures 3, 4 and 5 that the wires 22, 23, 24 and 25 are tightly clamped within the connector 10 and that the clamping action exerted thereon results in the formation of a displaced section 22' in the wire 22, disposed immediately above its adjacent lug 17. In a similar manner the wires 23, 24 and 25 are also provided with displaced portions 23', 24 and 25' which are disposed immediately over their respective adjacent lugs 17.

Referring more specifically to Figure 2, it will be seen that axial or longitudinal movement of the wires 22 and 24 is prevented in either direction by the confronting ends 16' and 26' of the tubular members 16 and 26 which serve as stops or abutments with respect to the displaced portion 22' of the wire 22. Longitudinal movement in either direction of the wire 23 is effectively prevented by the confronting faces 16 and 26' of the hollow tubular members 16 and 26. Identical stop means have been provided at the other side of the connector for preventing longitudinal movement of the wires 23 and 25.

Having described and illustrated one embodiment of this invention in detail, it will be understood that the same is offered merely by way of example, and that the invention is to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

A wire connector for adjacent ends of dual strand wires comprising an elongated element, a pair of parallel split tubular sleeves integrally formed on said element adjacent one end thereof, a second pair of parallel split tubular sleeves integrally formed on said element adjacent the opposite end thereof, a central pair of parallel split tubular sleeves integrally formed on said element intermediate the opposite ends thereof, said pairs of sleeves on said element being axially aligned, a pair of lugs integrally formed on said element intermediate said first pair of sleeves and said central pair of sleeves, a second pair of lugs integrally formed on said element Patented Nov. 26, 1957,

intermediate said second pair of sleeves and said central sleeves, one of said wires having the end strands thereof extended through the first pair of tubular sleeves over the adjacent lugs and partially into said central tubular sleeves, the other of said wires having the end strands thereof extending through the second pair of sleeves over said second pair of adjacent lugs and partially into said central tubular sleeves, said sleeves being compressed about said wires displacing laterally a portion of each wire immediately over said lugs.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Hinkle et a1 Nov. 28, Weldin July 13, Fleer M July 13, Fleury Apr. 18, Macy June 10, 

